But now when says he was lying all those years (contradicted by his own family) he is telling the truth. 3) This same man, his candidate down in the polls and rapidly losing steam, now also 'admits' to an an act of extreme corruption, for which he was ultimately compensated to the tune of US$23 million. 4) Bush, at the time, was a candidate, not an officeholder and, as such, had no actual power.